Pentium III 933 vs A6-6400K

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Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2497not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.37no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Coppermine T (2000)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads2no data
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache96 KB8 KB
L2 cache1024 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size246 mm280 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C69 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2370
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Pentium III 933. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Pentium III 933. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8470Dno data
Number of pipelines192no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Pentium III 933 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Pentium III 933.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 27 Watt

A6-6400K has 100% more physical cores, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 933, on the other hand, has 140.7% lower power consumption.

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